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Revision as of 09:41, 16 July 2020

McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store
Type Stoves, cooking; Stoves; Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturing
Industry Retail; Manufacturing
Fate Dissolved
Founded Wooster, Ohio ({Start date
Founder(s) John S. McClure and George M. McClure
Headquarters Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations S.W. Corner Public Square, 54-56 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
Key people John S. McClure and George M. McClure owners; W. D. McClure and E. W. Craighead; C. W. McClure, Rebecca McClure and W. H. Hinton
Services Stoves, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers
Employees 10

Locations

Quinby Building (1894)

City Directories

Comprehensive History

The establishment was first opened in 1832, by Mr. Jonathan McClure, father of the present senior member of the firm. The present partnership and control of the business dates from 1882, since which time they have secured a gradually increasing trade and a popular favor unsurpassed by an contemporaneous establishment in Wayne County. The trade of this house is not confined to Wooster, but extends throughout the state, and nine or hands are usually employed. Messrs. W. D. McClure and E. W. Craighead carry in stock the newest improved and most desirable makes of heating and cooking stoves and ranges, hollow-ware, house-furnishing goods, mantles, grates, etc. They also do promptly to order plumbing, steam and gas fitting. The are manufacturers of tin, copper and sheet iron ware, and are practical roofers, in which they enjoy the most complete facilities for putting on either slate, tin or metal roofs, and guarantee all work. They are also prepared to do general job work and repairing to order. [1]

The McClure Stove and House Furnishing Store was operated by John S. McClure and George M. McClure.

Slogans

Historical documents

  • 1884. Wooster City and Wayne County Business Directory, 1884-1885. Shives, Merz & Shives, Compilers, Editors and Publishers, Wayne County Herald, Wooster, Ohio, 1884. R 917.71 W88 1884-1885
  • Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887)
    • 1887 - Stoves, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers

The establishment was first opened in 1832, by Mr. Jonathan McClure, father of the present senior member of the firm. The present partnership and control of the business dates from 1882, since which time they have secured a gradually increasing trade and a popular favor unsurpassed by an contemporaneous establishment in Wayne County. The trade of this house is not confined to Wooster, but extends throughout the state, and nine or hands are usually employed. Messrs. W. D. McClure and E. W. Craighead carry in stock the newest improved and most desirable makes of heating and cooking stoves and ranges, hollow-ware, house-furnishing goods, mantles, grates, etc. They also do promptly to order plumbing, steam and gas fitting. The are manufacturers of tin, copper and sheet iron ware, and are practical roofers, in which they enjoy the most complete facilities for putting on either slate, tin or metal roofs, and guarantee all work. They are also prepared to do general job work and repairing to order. [1]

  • 1901 - Wooster High School annual [2]

Timeline

  • 1832 - Established by Jonathan McClure
  • 1894-1895: McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware, s w c public square
  • 1896: McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware, s w c public square
  • 1897: McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store-stoves & tinwares & queensware, southwest corner Public Square
  • 1900: McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store-stoves & tinwares & queensware, southwest corner Public Square

Gallery

Business Letterheads

  • Statement from the McClure House and Furnishing Store circa the 1910s.

Business Photos

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

Newspaper ads

1890s

  • February 12, 1896: "The Disastrous Times. A Well Known Wooster Firm's Failure Announced: McClure & Hinton This Morning Assign to Judge Isaac Johnson-- Assets and Liabilities Estimated Preferences Givens The Causes" by Jane Doe, Wooster Republican, p. 123.

1910s

Newspaper citations with no attached images

References

  1. ↑ Annual Business Review of Wayne County, 1887.
  2. ↑ Wooster High School annual. 1901. Wooster, Ohio
  3. ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-12-24, p. 5.
  4. ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-09-12, p. 3.

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